diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index 8f0916f768f..4b9fcbec101 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.0
+0.5.1
diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index d4b5c01f72d..81edd8da2b8 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ GitLab Shell is an SSH access and repository management software developed speci
     cd /home/git
     sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-workhorse.git
     cd gitlab-workhorse
-    sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.5.0
+    sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.5.1
     sudo -u git -H make
 
 ### Initialize Database and Activate Advanced Features
diff --git a/doc/update/8.2-to-8.3.md b/doc/update/8.2-to-8.3.md
index 8ea2b674a1c..b7022458396 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.2-to-8.3.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.2-to-8.3.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ which should already be on your system from GitLab 8.1.
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-workhorse
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
-sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.5.0
+sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.5.1
 sudo -u git -H make
 ```